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Puglia, Abruzzo e Molise
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A friend and I are flying out to Puglia (Brindisi) to start a 2 week cycle tour from mid September, flying home from Pescara. Anyone recommend any must see places, scenic roads etc in the Puglia/Abruzzo/Molise regions? We're normally more organised than this and have a good idea where we're going by now, but this one seems to have caught us by surprise! Any info appreciated. Cheeers... Allan. ~~~ http://www.bikeit.eclipse.co.uk/index.htm Italian Cycle tour reports and the home of... Cycling Before Lycra |
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It's really a vaste territory to cover in just 2 weeks. Here my suggestions
to get started but I'm sure you will want to come back to see more. Exception made for the Gargano Promontory, Puglia has virtually no mountains. From Brindisi head inland to Ostuni and Valle d'Itria, you'll find a bit of hilly terrain and amazing villages (Alberobello, Martina Franca, Cisternino). Go back to the coast at Fasano. From here going North you can ride on the service road parallel to the 4 lanes Statale Adriatica. Don't get discouraged by the suburbs: Monopoli, Polignano, Bari, Giovinazzo, Molfetta, Bisceglie and Trani have historic section (centro storico) that's well worth visiting. The Gargano is also worth a couple of days riding. If you love climbing in Abruzzo you have your bread and butter: 4 National Park with the highest peaks in the Appennini and a couple of paved roads over 2000mts. Check www.urla.com/abcycletours/descrizione.htm My advise is: ride the Adriatica till Ortona then move inland to Guardiagrele. From here you can ride in the Parco Nazionale della Maiella. Then, moving throu Pescocostanzo, Pacentro, Sulmona, Anversa, Scanno, reach Pescasseroli in the Parco Nazionale d'Abruzzo. Then go North along the Aterno Valley (Fontecchio) and get to L'Aquila. L'Aquila is surrounded by mountains. From here you can do a variety of beautiful rides. Not to be missed: Ocre, Fossa, Montereale, Campotosto, Parco del Sirente, Rocca Calascio, S.Stefano di Sessanio, Capestrano. Just stay away from the busy National road to Pescara (SS17). To go to Pescara choose the high road across the Gran Sasso (via Farindola, Penne, Loreto). enjoy your rides and have a good wind! Angelo Bandini abcycletours Abruzzo, Italia www.urla.com/abcycletours/program.htm "rhnb" ha scritto nel messaggio ... Hi A friend and I are flying out to Puglia (Brindisi) to start a 2 week cycle tour from mid September, flying home from Pescara. Anyone recommend any must see places, scenic roads etc in the Puglia/Abruzzo/Molise regions? We're normally more organised than this and have a good idea where we're going by now, but this one seems to have caught us by surprise! Any info appreciated. Cheeers... Allan. ~~~ http://www.bikeit.eclipse.co.uk/index.htm Italian Cycle tour reports and the home of... Cycling Before Lycra |
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Puglia, Abruzzo e Molise
On Fri, 13 Aug 2004 13:50:57 GMT, semprearuota wrote:
It's really a vaste territory to cover in just 2 weeks. Here my suggestions to get started but I'm sure you will want to come back to see more. Exception made for the Gargano Promontory, Puglia has virtually no mountains. I've been to Gargano (not cycling) and it really is nice. Vieste is lovely as is Peschici. I'd ride around the coast. Didn't see much else on our weekend trip and made a particular point of missing the pilgrim centres of San Giovanni Rotondo and Monte Sant'Angelo although your tastes may vary! -- Michael MacClancy Random putdown - "They never open their mouths without subtracting from the sum of human knowledge." - Thomas Brackett Reed www.macclancy.demon.co.uk www.macclancy.co.uk |
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"rhnb" wrote in message ... Hi A friend and I are flying out to Puglia (Brindisi) to start a 2 week cycle tour from mid September, flying home from Pescara. Anyone recommend any must see places, scenic roads etc in the Puglia/Abruzzo/Molise regions? We're normally more organised than this and have a good idea where we're going by now, but this one seems to have caught us by surprise! Any info appreciated. Cheeers... Allan. ~~~ http://www.bikeit.eclipse.co.uk/index.htm Italian Cycle tour reports and the home of... Cycling Before Lycra Pescasorelli is a nice area to ride. We used to go camping up there. TJ www.gvii.net/hundtoft |
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